Trump reportedly wants Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump out of the White House — and John Kelly may be the one to give them the boot

Ivanka Trump Jared Kushner watch as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 17, 2017.

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President Donald Trump has reportedly grown frustrated
at his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and daughter. Ivanka, both of
whom work as senior advisers in the White House.

Though Trump reportedly told the two to keep serving,
he privately asked White House chief of staff John Kelly for
help to remove them, according to aides cited by The New York
Times.

The two are believed to be locked in a power struggle
with Kelly, who has also grown frustrated with them.

President Donald Trump has reportedly grown frustrated with his
son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his daughter Ivanka, according to
a New York Times report
published Thursday.

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The two senior advisers have also been on White House chief of
staff John Kelly's radar, who has been trying to establish and
maintain order in an otherwise chaotic West Wing.

According to two people close to Trump, he was particularly
frustrated with Kushner, who was the subject of a series of
negative headlines in recent
days - from a possible violation of the Hatch Act, to a report
that indicated four countries had sought to exploit his
weaknesses. Trump's views on Kushner ranged from regretful to
annoyed, The Times reported.

Ivanka was not spared from Trump's ire, according to the
newspaper. But despite telling the two to continue their jobs,
aides said Trump privately asked Kelly for help to move them out.

Kelly is also believed to be frustrated with Ivanka, whose recent
diplomatic trip to South Korea during the Winter Olympics drew
criticism. As a former Marine general who aimed to instill a
military-like structure in the White House, Kelly reportedly
found himself at odds with the freewheeling
access Ivanka had with her father.

The feelings appear to be mutual, as the president's daughter was
reportedly preparing for a "death match" against Kelly. A
White House official familiar with the situation said that after
an avalanche of unflattering news coverage about Kushner, members
of Trump's family felt Kelly had inadequately shielded them.

"Javanka and Kelly are locked in a death match," the source,
referring to a nickname for Kushner and Ivanka, said in an Axios
report on Friday. "Two enter. Only one survives."